The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax credit available to working families and individuals with modest incomes.
Many eligible Westchester residents do not know about this credit and therefore do not claim it.
Depending on your income, marital status and size of family, the tax credit can be in excess of $6,000.
To qualify, you must file certain tax forms with your federal and state income taxes. The federal form is: 1040 or 1040A WITH Schedule ETIC. The state form is Form IT-215.
Note: If you worked in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and never received the EITC, you may be eligible for money for those years. You would have to file amendments to your old tax returns.
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